Package of commodity.



, J. 0.-E-.-,KROHN.

PACKAGE 0F GOMMODTY.

APPLICATION FILED 1112.9, 1910.

1,052,594. Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

JOHN 0. E. KR-OHN, DF CHICAGO, ILLNV'OIS.

PACKAGE on COMMODITY.

1,05259l `Specix'saton of Letters Patent.,` Patented Feb, 31, 1.913, appnanan aie-i returning' e, 1910. serial no. Maase.

To all whom it may concern'.- l paper and the wrapper both begin at or Be it known that I, JOHN O.. E. KROHN, a near the right-hand longitudinal edge of citizen of the United States, residing at the dat stick of gum, and, after being folded Chicago, in the county of Cook and State entirely around it, terminate at Va suitable @o of- Illinois, have invented new and useful point, preferably, about midway the width Improvements in Packages of Commodities, ofthe stick, or, if desirable, it may extend of which the following is a full, clear, and to the left-hand longitudinal edge thereof,y exact description. v A as suggested in dottedy l-ine in Fig of the M invention relates to packages for comdrawings. The ends D of the arain' and 55 1o modities, such aschewin'g-gumand the like, wrapper paper are usualiy fol ed 'back on that are usually sold in slot machinesx, Y, Y n themselves for the purpose of preventing It is the object ofmy invention to pro` the unwrapping of the-pakage,and to keep vid-e a wrapper that can safely inclosecancl'A .-thewsame intact. The-outer wrapper is proprotect one or more postage stamps-with-vadedw1th a suitable elongated opening or 7g out affecting its ability to inclose and proslot c of such width and dimensions as to tect the commodity contained therein. permit one or more ostage stamps E to i It is a further object of my invention to be retained back of t e same between the utilize the paratiin papers usually employed wrapper and paraffin paper, and at the same in these ackages to keep the commodity time to be readily observed by the purchaser. as '4 fresh, to back up and prevent the gummed `The stamps, being substantially the same surface of the stamp from sticking to the width as the stick of gum, will be securely wrapper whether of :paper or other fabric. held 1n position, and the parai'iin paper next Another object of my invention is to prethe gummed surface thereof will prevent the vent the purchaser from tearing or mutilatadhesion of they stamp to the package, -while so ing the stamp or stamps when removing the the opening enables the stamps to be seen, wrapper from its inclosed commodity. so that the purchaser 1n tearin 0H the These objects I accomplish by the means wrapper will use care and avoi tearing and in the manner hereinafter described, them. and as more particularly pointed outin the In the form of my invention illustrated in 85 claim, reference being had to. the accom- Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the wrap er panyi'ng drawings, forming a part hereof, F and the paraiin paper G envelop the stick wherein i of chewing-gum H in substantially the man- Figure l is a perspective -view of' my imner as shown and described in connection' provement applied to an elongated stick with Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, but the 90 of chewing-gum. Ei 2 is a transverse width of the paratlin paper is much greater vertical section there@ drawn to a greatly than that of the wrap per. The slot in the enlar ed scale. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a wrapper, however, is omitted, andin order modi ed construction, and, Fig. 4 is a transto provide an envelop for the stamps, I, the' y verse vertical section thereof, drawn to subparatin paper is made to extend around to 95 40 stantially the same scale as Fig. 2. Y the opposite side, tlie stamps placed upon it,

For the purpose of convenience,`the foland then it is given a double fold or Hap g, lowing description is confined to a package so as to inclose the stamp thus placed beof gum and its wrapper, although it is tween these layers of paraflin paper. The obvious the same means diering oniy in gummed surface will be next the parain 100 dimensions, may be equally well applied to paper and the stamp may be observed by other vendible commodities. the purchaser when buying thel packa e.

Referring to the drawings, A represents In addition to the above methods of sa ean elongated stick of chewing-gum, which 'guarding the stamps by enabling themto is, preferably, entirely surrounded by astrip be seen from the outside 'of the package, 105 of thin parafiined paper B, which, in turn, I can protect and prevent the same from is enveloped in an outer wrapper C of being torn by 4providing the package with heavier coarser paper, upon whose exposed a strip of tin or other light metal of 'the4 outer surface the label or advertising matsame dimensions as the stamp or stamps inter relatiye tothe commodity is printed. closed, and place the stamp against the same 11o In the form of package iilustrated in and fold the stamps thus backed in the wrap- Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the paratiin per the same way as the gum or commodity is now wrapped. All such ways, and any 4 other suitable way for inolosing and protecting the stamps from moisture and from mutilation, I consider within the scope of my invention.

In making up these packages it is intended to wrap either two two-cent stamps or four one-cent Stamps with each stick of chewing-gum so that the same may be conveniently disposed of at the rate of 'live cents a package. In case four one-cent stamps are used they wll'be so placed in the package that the adjoining corners of the four stamps will Abe brought into view back of the slot .in the preferred form of package.

What I claim as new is A ackage comprising a commodity, 4a

inclosing said commodity, a separate unsealed outer wrapper surrounding and entirely inclosing said commodity and paraffin wrapper and which is provided with an opening that appears on one side of the aokage when the wrappers are completely -olded, and a second commodity or token my hand this 5th day of February, 1910.

JOHN o. E. KROHN.

l Witnesses: FRANK D. THoMAsoN, zE. K. LUNDY. 

